Billboard caught the end of Carpenter’s Tiny Desk rehearsal, which wrapped about 20 minutes before the artist filmed her official performance.
, fresh off the North American leg of her first-ever arena tour, is now accustomed to playing 20,000-seat concert halls. But at NPR’s offices in Washington, D.C., the short and sweet pop star finally found a venue that’s just her size.debut — which dropped at noon ET Friday — getting to see the singer-actress perform just five feet away at a point in her career where such opportunities are increasingly rare.
When everyone’s satisfied, Carpenter disappears behind the scenes with her posse. “Thanks, guys!” she calls out with a regal wave, her blonde hair bouncing behind her.After a charged-up audience packs into the space, standing on tip-toes and shifting around to try and get a good view, Carpenter breezes in from the hallway outside, now appearing doll-like in a vintage-looking baby-blue nightgown and stockings.
Then, it’s off to the races. “I’m just gonna start singing!” Carpenter chirps before diving into “Taste.”performers have left behind on the office’s cluttered bookshelves. Chappell Roan’s red wig is there, hanging off a skeleton head, while Mac Miller’s “Don’t Trip” hat resides next to a bottle of what looks like Heinz relish.
Her presence is also somehow both intensified and more stripped back in these conditions. She scans the crowd as she sings, her icy blue eyes sending shock waves through anyone she makes eye contact with. When it comes to her cheekiest lyrics — “Come ride on me, I mean, camaraderie,” to name one example — she freely joins in on chuckling with audience members as they crack up, making everybody feel like they’re in on the joke.
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